Disco is an elegant and feminine crossbody bag. It’s also the 50th Sacôtin pattern !
The Disco bag pattern includes 2 sizes.
The Disco pattern is supplied with an additional projector friendly PDF file.
Disco, the feminine crossbody bag
The bag is perfectly secured by a zipper AND a flap.
Compact, Disco is also practical with its large opening, its adjustable strap and its 3 pockets : one slit and one zippered inside, and an optional zippered pocket at the back of the bag to get quick access to a transport card, a badge, keys…
Its flap is ideal to showcase a beautiful fabric.
The flap will close with either a twist lock or a magnetic snap.
I personally find a twist lock more suited to the Disco bag.
A Clever assembly
The assembly of the bag is done without bias binding or hand sewing, which is quite rare for this type of rounded bags with a large zippered opening
And of course the interior is cleanly finished, with no visible seams and the lining sits perfectly in the bag.
2 bag sizes
- Disco Small (small city or evening bag) : W 20.5 cm (8″) x H 16.5 cm (6 1/2″) x D 6 cm (2 3/8″).
- Disco Medium (city bag) : W 25.5 cm (10″) x H 20.5 cm (8″) x D 6 cm (2 3/8″).
Disco bag pattern level
7 of the 15 testers of the Disco pattern found it to be “Between intermediate and advanced”, 5 found it of “Intermediate” level, and 3 found it of “Advanced” level.
So I gave it the “Between intermediate and advanced” level. Which is a good surprise for me because, without the testers feedback, I would have given it an advanced level.
Flexible foam and hold
My advice to avoid creating difficulties for yourself:
- If you choose vinyl or faux-leather, prefer a thin and flexible one. Avoid stiff and thick vinyls which will make assembly and a good finish difficult.
- You may be tempted to add flexible foam to the fabric pieces to make a stiffer bag. I don’t recommend it because the larger volume will greatly increase the difficulty of the final assembly, see box on page 5 of PDF.
Piping Tips
- For easier curves and the best visual result, I recommend piping with a 4.5-5 mm cord (= total piping width approx. 15 mm – 5/8″), rather than a thin 2-2.5 mm cord (= total piping width approx. 10 mm – 3/8″)
- The steps for joining the piping neatly are explained and illustrated in detail in the pattern PDF and I also created a photo tutorial: Join piping neatly Tutorial.
Photos
Disco Medium purple vinyl and cotton
Disco Medium dimensions : W 25.5 cm (10″) x H 20.5 cm (8″) x D 6 cm (2 3/8″).
- Fabric #1 : purple “Vérone” vinyl.
- Fabric #2 : Dashwood “Magical Meadow” cotton – fused with one layer of Vilene/Vlieseline G700 interfacing.
- Flap Lining : Dashwood “Magical Meadow” cotton – fused with one layer of Vilene/Vlieseline G700 interfacing.
- Bag Lining : “Soleil levant safran” cotton interfaced.
- Silver lurex piping (4.5-5 mm cord and total piping width 15 mm – 5/8″).
- Purple zippers.
Disco Small yellow vinyl and cotton
Disco Small dimensions : W 20.5 cm (8″) x H 16.5 cm (6 1/2″) x D 6 cm (2 3/8″).
No pocket at the back of the bag.
- Fabric #1 : yellow “Vérone” vinyl.
- Fabric #2 : Dashwood “Magical Meadow” cotton – fused with one layer of Vilene/Vlieseline G700 interfacing.
- Flap Lining : Dashwood “Magical Meadow” cotton – fused with one layer of Vilene/Vlieseline G700 interfacing.
- Bag Lining : “Soleil levant safran” cotton interfaced.
- Silver lurex piping (4.5-5 mm cord and total piping width 15 mm – 5/8″).
- Yellow zippers.
Disco Small black vinyl
Disco Small dimensions : W 20.5 cm (8″) x H 16.5 cm (6 1/2″) x D 6 cm (2 3/8″).
No pocket at the back of the bag.
- Fabric #1 and Fabric #2 : black marbled vinyl.
- Lining : Alexander Henry “Fuku Kitty” printed cotton.
- Silver lurex piping (4.5-5 mm cord and total piping width 15 mm – 5/8″).
- Black zippers.
- Cat twist lock.
Disco Small navy blue vinyl and Liberty
Disco Small dimensions : W 20.5 cm (8″) x H 16.5 cm (6 1/2″) x D 6 cm (2 3/8″).
- Fabric #1 : navy blue “Vérone” Vinyl.
- Fabric #2 : Liberty “Wiltshire – Nausicaa” – interfaced with 2 layers of Vilene/Vlieseline G700 (2nd layer without seam allowances and fused once the 1st layer was cold).
- Flap Lining : Liberty “Wiltshire – Nausicaa” cotton.
- Bag Lining : “les coquines” printed cotton interfaced.
- Navy blue vinyl piping (2-2.5 mm cord and total piping width 10 mm – 3/8″).
- Navy blue zippers
- Cat twist lock.
Disco Medium red vinyl and Liberty
Disco Medium dimensions : W 25.5 cm (10″) x H 20.5 cm (8″) x D 6 cm (2 3/8″).
- Fabric #1 : red “Vérone” vinyl.
- Fabric #2 : Liberty “Wiltshire – Nausicaa” – interfaced with 2 layers of Vilene/Vlieseline G700 (2nd layer without seam allowances and fused once the 1st layer was cold).
- Flap Lining : Liberty “Wiltshire – Nausicaa” cotton.
- Bag Lining : “Sayonara” red printed cotton.
- Red vinyl piping (2-2.5 mm cord and total piping width 10 mm – 3/8″).
- Red zippers.
Disco Small red and glitter vinyls
Disco Small dimensions : W 20.5 cm (8″) x H 16.5 cm (6 1/2″) x D 6 cm (2 3/8″).
- Fabric #1 : red “Vérone” vinyl.
- Fabric #2 : sliver glitter vinyl.
- Lining : “Sayonara” red printed cotton.
- Silver lurex vinyl piping (2-2.5 mm cord and total piping width 10 mm – 3/8″).
- Red zippers.
Some of your Disco crossbody bags
These are bags made by you, using the Disco bag pattern.
See more here on Pinterest.
Merci
Thanks to the 50th Sacôtin pattern testers DreamTeam !
Thanks to Amélie Filauchette, Annie Valencroix, Camille Camille M’craft, Cyrielle Les mains en l’air, Dado Dado Créa, Evelyne l’Atelier d’Eve, Julia J. l’Atelier 24, Marie El’En, Marion Mes CreAJe, Nicole L’atelier d’Au, O’Kryn O’Kryn Prod, Rozenn Petit monde de Rozenn, Sophie Epik, Laurence and Anne La Mercerie des Créateurs.
Thanks also to Maria aka Velosews for proofreading the English version of the instructions, and to Sandra for modelling for the pics.
Buy the Disco feminine crossbody bag pattern
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Needed supplies are listed there.
This pattern is available as a downloadable pdf only. Help page.
